Rail-tie plate.



' W. 'J. WILLIAMS.

BAIL. TIE PLATE. APPLIOATIOI? FILED 11110.14, 190s.

921,044. Patentea Ma; 11, 19 9.

' WILLIAM J. \VI LLIAMS, OF FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

\ BAIL-TIE PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1 1, 1909.

Application filed December 14, 1908. Serial No. 467,619.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, residing at Franklin, in thecounty of. Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new andImproved Rail-Tie Plate, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention is in the nature of an improved construction of rail tieplate, of that class that are made by the rolling processes and it hasfor its object to provide a tie plate for the purposes stated, of lightweight, simle in construction and so designed as to have all of thedesirable features of the more complicated forms of metal tie plates,without their attendant high cost of manufac ture."

My invention, which in practice is rolled into shape by-suitable meansor otherwise made, corn rehends generally a tie lilate having pen entflanges for digging into the ties, a flat bearing face formed with theusual spike apertures, and having pairs of lugs for taking up thelateral rail strain in one direction, and relatively. so disposed withreference to an intervening s )ikc aperture, where by to l therewith ofthe opposite sides of the spike head when driven home and between thelugs and for holding the shank of the spike away from the rail base, soas to relieve the head end of the spike from being rubbed or crowdedbackwalrdly by lateral stress of the rail, and whereby the spike will befixedly heldfrom rattling movement, either in a direction parallel withthe rail or at right angles thereto In its more subordinate features, myinvention consists in certain details of con struction and peculiar(-ombinatimi of )arts, all of which will be, hereinafter fullydescribed,specifically pointed out in the ap pended claims and ilustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is aperspective View that illustrates the manner. in which my improved plateis used. .Fig. 2, is a vertical transverse section of the same, taken onthe line 22 on Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a detail perspective view of theplate. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of a ortion of the platehaving one set-0f rail end caring and clamping lugs and a spike opening,and Fig 5, is a deta-il cross section taken on the line 5-5 on Fig. 1.

In the practical embodiment of my invention, the tie plate is formed ofa substantially thin top or hearing member 1, the up rovide for a camping engagement superim per face of which, except where it has therail engaging lugs, presently referred to, is smooth throughout.

The under side of the plate has one or more (four being shown) pendentlongitudinal tie engaging flanges 22, the outermost ones of which are atthe opposite edges 10-40 of the bearing member 1 and the several flangesare preferably tapering or sharpened that they may conveniently penetate the tie, theisaid member 1 also having the spike apertures 4 thatare disposed be- Lween the i'linges 2- 2 and through which re 'clriventhe spikes that, together with the flan es Z-JQ, firmly hold the plateand the se( rail secured to the tie as will be; clear y understood fromFigs. 1 and 2 of the drahiin s.

33 deslgnate lugs that are arran ed in airs and project upwardly fromthe p ate 1. hese lugs are formed on the plate top during the process ofrolling the entire plate and my construction of plate is the product ofthe process or method of making the plates disclosed in my co-pendingapplication filed May 22, 1908.

pair of lugs 3- 3 is dis osed about each s ike aperture at one end 0 theplate 1 with t e adjacent side walls thereof spaced away from the saidspike apertures and they and the S)ll apertures are relatively'sopositi-oncd that the inner or straight im act edges 30 (being the edgesthat the base 0 the rail engages, see Fig. 2) are in a transverse planealittle in advance of the inner edge 40 of the aperture as best shown inFig. 2, so

that when the s ike S is driven home the shank s will he s ightlyo'llset from the base flange of the rail, so as to relieve the spike ofthe lateral impact or strain from the rail, especially on curves, itbeing understood that since the lugs 3 are a little in advance of theedge 40 of the spike aperture, the said lugs take up all such strain.

To hold the spike from working loose lat erally, the lugs 4 are spacedjust enough to allow the spike shank to freely enter thespike apertureand so the opposite edges of the spike head will bindv between thelu s,the adjacent innerv faces of which are s ightly beveled at the top tofacilitate the binding or crowding action of the'spike head when driventherebetween.

' It is understood that in the practical application of my invention theprecise number of lugs .3 and .the pendent flanges 2 is immahaving aplane upper face, and a series ol terial as these may be varied to suitthe eharact-er of the rail to be supported, but in every instancehowever the lugs are formed on the top of plate 1. in verticalalineinent with the i pendent flanges, there being one for eat-h lflange.

By reason of forming the plate in the man ner shown and described, thethin parts of the plate between the lugs can be easily punched for thespike holes, and furthermore it admits of making the plates economicallyand practically correct for innnediate use as soon as the come from thepressing and hydraulic order provided.

Having thus described in inventiini, what I claim is:

1. A tie plate comprising a body portion pendent tie engaging flanges,and spike o enings, the latter being between the thing: 5, rail engagingstuds on the upper face of the i lady portion, said studs being invertieal alinement with the flanges in the body, said studs being spacedto receive the head of the spike tightly thorebetween.

2. A tie plate combining the following elements, a body portion planetlnrrntghout, said. body having a series of longitudinal pendentflanges, pairs of studs in one end of the. tie plate for engaging withthe spike heads, and slots in the body portion disposed within the pairsof studs and with their front edge inside of the bearing faces of saidstuds.

3. A tie plate having upon its under side one or more longitudinallydisposed t io engaging llanges, said plate having a plane up;

per surface, studs arranged .in pairs integral-t with and ro ectcd abovesaid surlace and i In vertica ahnement with the llangcs and i memberhaving a series of longitudinal pom spike slots in the plate, the slotsat one side being arranged between eaeh pair of studs and with theirfront edges in a plane to the rear of the front edges of the said studsfor the purposes speeilied.

4. A tie plate having upon its otherwise upper plane face rail engagingstuds at both ends, those at one end being arranged in pairs, said platehaving longittulinallv disposed tie engaging flanges on the under sidethat correspoiul in number with and are arranged in alineinent with therail engaging studs, spike holes through the said plate, the holes atone side being disposed between each I pair of rail studs, the saidholes between each pair of rail studs having their front edges in aplane to the 1' an of the front edges of the said studs, the latterbeing relatively so arranged as to wedge against the spike head when thelatter is driven llUlllG between the said studs, the. inner edges of thesaid studs being tapered, all born arranged substantiall'v as shown anddescribed.

5. A tie plate consisting of a plane top ent tapering llanges thatextend from end to nd of th plate, spike openings in each end of 1 hesat i plate, rail ngaging studs arranged in pairs at, one end of theplate, each pair of said studs straddling a spike opening, the hearingfat-es of said studs being in a plane in advauee of said spike openings,and the inner adjacent walls of the said studs being spaced away lltllllthe said openings and having their upper portions beveled. \VllrldAXl-l. l'VllrldANlh. W i tnesscs:

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